Stand with Us - GLBT Classroom Resources for Faculty

These resources have proven useful to University of Minnesota faculty as they consider the following questions:

How can I mindfully design class discussions (large and small groups) related to "hot topics"?

• "Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom" by Lee Warren, Harvard University
• "Diversity Experiences in Classrooms" presents findings from Ohio State University

How might I conscientiously build a positive learning environment for all students, whether or not "hot topics" are part of the course content?

• "What Can an Individual Faculty Member and an Academic Department Do to Improve the Campus Climate for GLBT Students?" offers ideas from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• "Assessing the Status of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students on Campus" by Lisa Bernstein, American Association of Colleges & Universities

How can I carefully (re)construct strategies and policies based on experiences with disruptive students?

• "Ground Rules for Class Discussion" draws on Pat Langley's teaching strategies at University of Illinois-Springfield
• "Disruptive Students" offers specific ideas collected in the Handbook for Graduate Teaching Assistants by the University of Delaware's Center for Teaching Effectiveness

Where can I read more to further explore why and how teaching and learning related to sexuality/sexual identity/GLBT issues, concerns & theory matters within higher education?

• "Teaching Challenges: Sexual Orientation in the College Classroom" by Shelly Bannister, Northeastern Illinois University.
• "Overcoming Resistance to Learning about Sexual Identity", both from Diversity Digest an "interactive resource hub for higher education."